What is the Pregnancy Risk Line?

The Pregnancy Risk Line provides valuable information to women who are pregnant, considering becoming pregnant, or breastfeeding, and to their healthcare providers.

What is the Pregnancy Risk Line's purpose?

This free, private, and easy-to-use telephone information service answers questions about medicines, drugs, chemicals, and other environmental exposures that can potentially harm an embryo, fetus, or infant.

The purpose of the Pregnancy Risk Line is to offer accurate, timely, and confidential information that will help you avoid problems caused by:

1. Medications you have recently taken or are currently taking
2. Chemicals you may be exposed to
3. Other potentially dangerous products or exposures

Who will I talk to?

You will talk to a staff member knowledgeable about medicines, chemicals and other exposures that can cause pregnancy problems or birth defects. The Pregnancy RiskLine staff also advises women and their health care providers about the effects of exposures on the breastfed baby and the possible impact on breast milk production.

The Pregnancy Risk Line is a joint effort of the Utah Department of Health and the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. The Risk Line has been providing pregnancy information and education to women, families, and health care providers for more than twenty years.

When can I call the Pregnancy Risk Line?

The staff at the Pregnancy Risk Line can take your call Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If the phone lines are busy, you may leave a message and we will call you back that day.